Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  World War I conscription plebiscite – ballot paper

  A ballot paper from a plebiscite, held on 28 October 1916, regarding conscription for military service outside of Australia.

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  World War I Military Cemetery in Etaples, France

  This is a black-and-white photograph of part of the Etaples Military Cemetery in northern France, taken in the 1920s.

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  World War I – India's offer of support to Great Britain

  Support offered by the princes and peoples of India in connection with the war.

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  Wounded Australians on the Menin Road near Ypres, Belgium

  A photo from 20 September 1917 of Australian soldiers near Ypres, Belgium, waiting on stretchers to be transported to the Casualty Clearing Station.

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  Wounded soldiers encourage enlistment - postcard

  This is a postcard showing wounded soldiers appealing to civilians to enlist. On the reverse of the postcard is the poem 'The Shirker's Chorus'.